Spamalot - Seat Q107

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(So why am I noting the seat I was in?  I've found that, for me, my distance from the stage often colors my experience.  If a show can 'grab' me even at the rear of the theater, it means the show really impressed.)






























One sentence review - A show for Monty Pythonites, it's funny but not hilarious, an easy show to like but not one that'll knock your socks off.

More detail than you probably care about...

Telling the story of King Arthur's search for the Holy Grail, Spamalot's plot leaves reality behind and wanders through a variety of skits that would be familiar to anyone who loved the old Monty Python TV show (which I did) or have seen the Monty Python and the Holy Grail movie.  Perhaps that's why the show fell slightly flat for me.  I knew where it was going before it got there.

Best performance was by Marin Mazzie, the Lady of the Lake.  This gal can sing!  She stole every scene, upstaged Jonathan Hadary's King Arthur and got a roar of applause from the crowd. 

Best Musical Number - The Diva's Lament (Whatever Happened to my Part?)  Sung by the Lady of the Lake, it's a showcase number that hangs on the drama created by the Lady's voice and mannerisms.  Marin was amazing.

Gay Moment - Way more than one in this show, the outing of Lancelot and the Carmen Miranda number that follows with Lance in a rhinestone codpiece and wife beater is priceless.

Bottom Line - A terrific show but one I'd not rush back to see.

Comments

[albadger.livejournal.com]

Um, yeah, if Spamalot had been running in 1995 they wouldn't have let 8-month-old babies into the audience anyway. D'oh!

And in the pit? What a great experience that would be. I envy you!

Also, since you're in NYC you can go see Xanadu again and again and again.